The HTB network consists of churches planted by Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) or by HTB plants themselves. As such, it is a network of Anglican churches within the Church of England and the Church in Wales that are linked back to HTB. [1] [2]
The network now comprises more than 30 of the approximately 490 churches in the Diocese of London, and 66 churches nationwide across 17 dioceses. In recent years the Church Commissioners have released tens of millions of pounds of funding to help HTB plants revitalise strategic churches. [3]
This list is mostly drawn from the HTB website. [4] Numbers refer to the maps below.
| # | Church | Year of plant | Diocese | Planted from | Plant leaders | URL | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Trinity, Brompton (HTB) | N/A | London | N/A | N/A | ||
| 2 | Church of St Barnabas, Kensington (STBK) | 1985 | London | HTB | John Irvine | [5] | |
| 3 | St Mark's Church, Battersea Rise (City Rise) | 1987 | Southwark | HTB | Paul Perkin | [6] | |
| 4 | St Paul's, Onslow Square (HTB Onslow Square) | 1991 | London | HTB | Nicky Lee | [7] | |
| 5 | Oak Tree Anglican Fellowship | 1993 | London | STBK | Tim Sudworth | [8] | |
| 6 | Ascension Church, Balham | 1994 | Southwark | SMBR | Andrew White | [9] | |
| 7 | St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park | 1994 | London | HTB | Tom Gillum | [10] | |
| 8 | Christ Church, Fulham (CCF) | 1997 | London | HTB Onslow Square | Stuart Lees | ||
| 9 | St Paul's Church, Hammersmith (SPH) | 2000 | London | HTB | Simon Downham | [6] | |
| 10 | Church of St George the Martyr, Holborn | 2002 | London | HTB | John Valentine | [6] [11] | |
| 11 | St Mark's Church, Tollington Park | 2005 | London | HTB | Sandy Millar | [6] | |
| 12 | St Saviour's, Hanley Road | post-2005 | London | St Mark's Tollington Park | [12] | ||
| 13 | Emmanuel, Holloway | post-2005 | London | St Mark's Tollington Park | [12] | ||
| 14 | St Paul's Church, Shadwell (SPS) | 2005 | London | HTB | Ric Thorpe and Jez Barnes | [13] | |
| 15 | Holy Trinity Church, Swiss Cottage (The Lighthouse) | 2006 | London | HTB | Andy Keighley and Graham Singh | [14] | |
| 16 | Hope Church Islington Formerly St Mary Magdalene and St David's, Islington | 2006 | London | St George Holborn | Paul Zaphiriou | [15] | |
| 17 | St Peter's Church, Battersea (SPB) | 2007 | Southwark | SMBR | Patrick Malone | [16] | |
| 18 | St Peter's Church, Brighton | 2009 | Chichester | HTB | Archie Coates | [6] | |
| 19 | St Alban's Church, Fulham | 2010 | London | HTB and SPH | Matt Hogg | [6] | |
| 20 | St John's, Hoxton | 2010 | London | Hope Church Islington | Graham Hunter | [6] | |
| 21 | Church of All Hallows, Bow | 2010 | London | SPS | Cris Rogers | [6] | |
| 22 | St Paul's Church, Brixton | 2010 | Southwark | Ascension Balham | Ben Goodyear | [6] | |
| 23 | St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green | 2010 | London | SPS | Adam Atkinson | [6] | |
| 24 | St Francis Community Church, Dalgarno Way | 2010 | London | HTB | Azariah France-Williams | [17] | |
| 25 | St John's Hampton Wick | 2010 | London | HTB | Graham Singh and Jerry Field | [6] | |
| 26 | St Augustine's, Queen's Gate (HTB Queen's Gate) | 2010 | London | HTB | Paul Cowley | [7] | |
| 27 | St Luke's Church, Kentish Town (SLKT) | 2011 | London | HTB | Jon March | [18] | |
| 28 | St Paul's Church, Hounslow West | 2012 | London | HTB | Libby Etherington | [19] | |
| 29 | Holy Trinity Church, Clapham | 2012 | Southwark | HTB | Jago Wynne | [6] | |
| 30 | St Sepulchre-without-Newgate | 2013 | London | HTB and St George Holborn | David Ingall | [20] [21] | |
| 31 | St Luke's Church, Millwall | 2013 | London | SPS | Ed Dix | [6] | |
| 32 | St Thomas's Church, Norwich (STN) [lower-alpha 1] | 2013 | Norwich | HTB | Ian Dyble | [6] | |
| 33 | St Cuthman's Church, Whitehawk | 2013 | Chichester | St Peter's Brighton | Steve Tennant | [22] | |
| 34 | Church of St Dionis, Parsons Green | 2014 | London | HTB | Pat Allerton | [23] | |
| 35 | St Swithun's Church, Bournemouth [lower-alpha 2] | 2014 | Winchester | HTB | Tim Matthews | [24] | |
| 36 | Holy Trinity Church, Hastings | 2014 | Chichester | St Peter's Brighton | Simon and Sarah Larkin | [6] | |
| 37 | St Swithin's Church, Lincoln | 2014 | Lincoln | HTB | Jim and Vicky Prestwood | [25] | |
| 38 | Christ Church, Spitalfields | 2014 | London | SPS | [26] | ||
| 39 | St Luke's Church, Gas Street | 2015 | Birmingham | HTB | Tim Hughes | [27] | |
| 40 | St Alban's Church, Norwich [lower-alpha 1] | 2015 | Norwich | STN | [28] | ||
| 41 | St Barnabas' Church, Heigham [lower-alpha 1] | c. 2015 | Norwich | STN | [29] | ||
| 42 | St George's Church, Gateshead | 2016 | Durham | HTB | Rich Grant | [30] | |
| 43 | Harbour Church, Portsmouth [lower-alpha 3] | 2016 | Portsmouth | St Peter's Brighton | Alex Wood | [31] | |
| 44 | St Matthias' Church, Canning Town | 2016 | Chelmsford | All Hallows Bow | Ben Atkins | [32] | |
| 45 | Church of St Matthias, Plymouth | 2016 | Exeter | HTB | Olly and Ali Ryder | [33] | |
| 46 | Trinity Church, Nottingham | 2016 | Southwell and Nottingham | HTB | Jonny and Amy Hughes | [34] | |
| 61 | St John-at-Hackney [lower-alpha 4] | 2016 | London | HTB | Al and Olivia Gordon | [35] | |
| 47 | St Clement's Church, Boscombe [lower-alpha 2] | 2017 | Winchester | St Swithun's Bournemouth | Tim Matthews | [36] | |
| 48 | St Mark's Church, Coventry | 2017 | Coventry | HTB | Phil Atkinson | [37] | |
| 49 | St Werburgh's Church, Derby | 2017 | Derby | HTB | Phil and Anna Mann | [6] | |
| 50 | St Matthias' Church, Fiveways | 2017 | Chichester | St Peter's Brighton | Tom and Katy Holbird | [38] | |
| 51 | St John the Baptist's Church, Crawley | 2017 | Chichester | St Peter's Brighton | Steve and Liz Burston | [38] | |
| 52 | St Peter's Church, West Molesey | 2017 | Guildford | St John's Hampton Wick | Alex Munro | [39] | |
| 53 | St Nicholas' Church, Bristol | 2018 | Bristol | HTB | Toby and Gill Flint | [12] | |
| 54 | St Mary's Church, Southampton | 2018 | Winchester | HTB and SLKT | Jon and Hannah Finch | [12] | |
| 55 | Pattern Church, Swindon | 2018 | Bristol | HTB | Joel Sales | [12] | |
| 56 | St Chad's Church, Whitleigh | 2018 | Exeter | St Matthias Plymouth | Rob Fowler | [3] | |
| 57 | Christ Church, Feltham | 2018 | London | St Stephen's Twickenham | Andy Watkins | [3] | |
| 58 | St Margaret's, Aspley | 2018 | Southwell and Nottingham | HTB | Rich Atkinson | [3] | |
| 59 | St George's, Portsea [lower-alpha 3] | 2018 | Portsmouth | Harbour Church Portsmouth | [40] | ||
| 60 | St Alban's, Copnor [lower-alpha 3] | 2018 | Portsmouth | Harbour Church Portsmouth | [40] | ||
| 62 | St Luke at Hackney [lower-alpha 4] | 2018 | London | St John-at-Hackney | [35] | ||
| 63 | St Matthew's Church, Exeter | 2019 | Exeter | HTB | Ed and Jess Hodges | [12] | |
| 64 | St John's Minster, Preston | 2019 | Blackburn | HTB | Sam and Hannah Haigh | [12] | |
| 65 | St Mary's, Andover | 2019 | Winchester | HTB | Chris and Nai Bradish | [41] | |
| 66 | St Peter's, Vauxhall | 2019 | Southwark | Holy Trinity Clapham | Emma and Michael John | [42] | |
| 67 | Hope Street Church, Wrexham | 2020 | St Asaph (Wales) | HTB | Rachel and Andy Kitchen | ||
| 68 | St Barnabas Penny Lane, Liverpool | 2020 | Liverpool | HTB | Alex and Laura Rayment | ||
| 69 | St Francis, Mackworth | 2020 | Derby | St Werburgh's Derby | Andy and Rachel Bond | ||
| 70 | St Leonard's, Shoreditch | 2020 | London | Hackney Church | Al Gordon, Naomi Maxwell and Toby Thomas | ||
| 71 | St Wilfrid, Bognor Regis | 2020 | Chichester | St Peter's Brighton | Joel and Lella Mennie | ||
| 72 | Citizen Church, Cardiff | 2021 | Llandaff (Wales) | Harbour Church Portsmouth | Ryan and Ellie Forey | ||
| 73 | Nelson Street Church, Rochdale | 2021 | Manchester | HTB | Janie and James Cronin | ||
| 74 | St Wins, Totton | 2021 | Winchester | Saint Mary's Southampton | Ali and Steve Hill | ||
| 75 | River Church Ipswich | 2021 | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | HTB and St Augustine's Ipswich | Matt and Amy Key | [43] | |
| 76 | The Well, Swindon | 2021 | Bristol | Pattern Church, Swindon | Paul Freeland | ||
| 77 | Bay Church, Torbay | 2022 | Exeter | Church of St Matthias, Plymouth and Harbour Church Portsmouth | Matt and Fiona Bray | [76] | |
| 78 | St Wilfrid's Wilford | 2022 | Nottingham and Southwell | Trinity Church Nottingham | George and Katie White | ||
| 79 | Concord Church, Bristol | 2022 | Bristol | St Nicholas' Church, Bristol | Andy Carter | ||
| 80 | Fabric Church | 2023 | Manchester | HTB | Mark & Jo Roper and Nakita Ainsworth | [44] |
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